Mirror.



No. 735,204. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

G. P. BUCKENBERGER.

MIRROR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES P. BUOKENBERGER, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

MIRROR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,204, dated August4, 1903.

Application filed March 21,1903. Serial No. 148,938. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES P. BUCKEN- BERGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Mirrors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mirrors,and is particularly designed to havethe mirror adapted for use in shoe stores to give a purchaser a view ofthe shoes upon his feet.

It is furthermore designed to provide for supporting the mirror upon thefloor and to bring the lower edge of said mirror in close proximity tothe floor in order that a purchaser may View his foot when planted uponthe floor, and thus obviate the necessity for elevating the foot toobtain a view thereof.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlyset forth in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of a mirrorembodying the features of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the device, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe stand or frame with the mirror proper in elevation.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each andevery figure ofcent ends of which are connected by a T- coupling 3 withthe stem portion 4 of the coupling rising therefrom. Upon the front endof the front section 1 is a cap 5, and a similar cap 6 is fitted to therear end of the rear section, said caps being screw-threaded upon thepipes and designed to close the open ends thereof and presentcomparatively smooth and ornamental terminals for the base or sillmembers. The opposite sill members are connected by a cross-bar 7,preferably a pipe-section, having its opposite ends screwed into orotherwise connected to the inner sides of the upstanding stem portionsof the T-couplings 3. A suitable cross-bar 8, preferably a pipe-section,has its opposite ends connected to the front caps 5 by being screwedinto the same or otherwise connected thereto. This construction producesa very strong, stable, and comparatively light base for the stand whichis to support the mirror proper. Rising immediately above the base is anupright frame, consisting of opposite pipe-sections 9, formingstandards, having their lower ends screw-threaded into or otherwisesecured within the sockets formed by the stem portion 4 of theT-couplings 3. Extending between the upper ends of the standard is acrosspipe section 10, with elbow-couplings 11, connecting the respectiveends of said pipe-section to the adjacent upper ends of the standards.

The mirror proper, which has been indicated at 12, is hung from theupper cross-bar of the rectangular frame which risesfrom the base of thestand with the lower end of the mirror lying against the front side ofthe lower front cross-bar 8, so as to rigidly support the mirror in aslightly inclined or tilted position. A convenient means for hanging themirror from the cross-bars 10 consists in hooks 13, preferably two innumber, although a greater number may be employed, if desired, saidhooks having their shank portions connected to the top edge of the frameof the mirror in any suitable manneras, for instance, by beingscreW-threaded into said frame With the bill portions of the hooksdetach-ably embracing the cross-bar 10, whereby the mirror may beremoved from the same for convenience in transportation and storage.

Although I have set forth that the device of the present invention hasbeen particularly designed for use in shoe stores, it will of course beunderstood that it is capable of use as a pier-glass in any connectionwhatsoever-as, for instance, in bed-rooms, drawing-rooms, &c.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the character described, embodying opposite sillmembers,'a frame rising from said members, a cross-bar connecting thesill members, and a mirror hung from the top of the frame with its lowerportion resting against the front of the cross-bar.

2. A device of the character described, embodying opposite sill members,standards rising from said members, an upper cross-bar connectingsaidstandards, a lower cross-bar connecting the front ends of the sillmembers, and a mirror hung from the upper cross-bar and resting againstthe front of the lower cross-bar.

3. A device of the character described, embodying opposite sill members,standards rising from said members, an upper cross-bar connecting thestandards, a lower cross-bar connecting the front ends of the sillmembers,

and a mirror provided at its upper end with one or more hooks embracingthe upper crossbar for the support of the mirror, with the lower endportion of the mirror engaging the lower cross-bar to support saidmirror in an inclined position.

4. A device of the character described, embodying opposite sill members,each member being made up of front and rear sections and an intermediateT-coupling with the stem of the coupling rising therefrom, anintermediate cross-bar connecting the stem portions of the couplings, afront cross-bar connecting the front ends of the sill members, standardsrising from the stems of the couplings, elbows carried by the upper endsof the standards, an upper cross-bar connecting the elbows, and a mirrorprovided at its upper end with one or more hooks detachably embracingthe upper crossbar, with its lower end portion resting against the frontof the lower front cross-bar.

CHARLES P. BUOKENBERGER.

In presence of- O. O. SHEPHERD, W. L. MORROW.

